Mechelen vs Club Brugge

21 May 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Myron Van Brederode 49’
Dani van den Heuvel 87’ (og)

Christos Tzolis 17’
Nicolò Tresoldi 51’

Match summary

The points were shared as Mechelen and Club Brugge drew 2-2. Club Brugge led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Christos Tzolis put Club Brugge ahead in the 17th minute. In the second half, Myron Van Brederode equalised in the 49th minute, Nicolò Tresoldi put Club Brugge back in front in the 51st minute, and van den Heuvel's own goal equalised from a corner in the 87th minute.

Club Brugge had the better of the chances, with 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Mechelen's 0.88 from 14.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%

14 Shots 18

4 Shots on target 7

3 Corners 5

64 Attacks 65

32 Dangerous attacks 36

325 Passes 509

74.5% Pass accuracy 83.5%

12 Tackles 14

6 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Mechelen Club Brugge

F. VanderbiestManagerArgument

0’

I. LekoManagerArgument

Kick-off

Massimo DecoeneShot on target

9’

11’

Hugo VetlesenShot on target

14’

Aleksandar StankovićShot on target

17’

Christos TzolisRight foot shot

0-1

Bouke BoersmaShot on target

42’

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

47’

Carlos ForbsShot on target

Myron Van BrederodeRight foot shot

1-1

49’

51’

Nicolò TresoldiRight foot shot

1-2

51’

Aleksandar StankovićShot on target

57’

Nicolò TresoldiShot on target

Benito RamanDikeni Salifou

68’

Hugo SiquetFoul

Kerim MrabtiFoul

70’

Bill AntonioThérence Koudou

79’

Mory KonateKerim Mrabti

79’

Cisse SandraNicolò Tresoldi

79’

Romeo VermantHugo Vetlesen

82’

Jorne SpileersHugo Siquet

Gora DioufJosé Marsà

86’

Fredrik HammarShot on target

86’

Dani van den HeuvelOwn goal

2-2

87’

90+3’

Jorne SpileersFoul

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Mechelen 0.88 xGClub Brugge 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Club Brugge attacking Mechelen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Mechelen 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Club Brugge 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Ortwin De Wolf	90′	5	2	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Massimo Decoene	90′	1	1	–	4	2	30	–	–	–	–
Redouane Halhal	90′	2	2	–	10	7	36	3	–	–	–
José Marsà Taken off	86′	2	–	–	3	–	33	–	–	–	–
Mory Konate Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	8	1	–	–	–
Gora Diouf Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Thérence Koudou Taken off	79′	–	–	22	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Dikeni Salifou Taken off	68′	–	–	17	–	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Fredrik Hammar	90′	–	–	38	–	–	3	2	6	–	1	–
Mathis Servais	90′	–	–	28	5	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Kerim Mrabti Taken off	79′	–	–	25	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


Bouke Boersma	90′	–	1	3	1	0.25	–	3	11	4	16	–
Myron Van Brederode	90′	1	–	2	1	0.16	–	2	3	2	31	–
Benito Raman Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	2	–	0.08	–	–	–	–	2	–
Bill Antonio Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Dani van den Heuvel	90′	3	2	36	–	1	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Hugo Siquet Taken off	82′	3	–	–	5	2	65	–	–	–
Joel Ordóñez	90′	1	1	–	4	3	84	2	–	–	–
Brandon Mechele	90′	2	–	–	5	3	61	2	–	–	–
Joaquin Seys	90′	–	2	–	1	1	29	1	–	–	–
Jorne Spileers Came on as a substitute	8′	1	–	–	1	–	13	2	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Aleksandar Stanković	90′	–	–	42	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Hans Vanaken	90′	–	–	59	–	–	3	1	5	–	2	–
Carlos Forbs	90′	–	–	20	5	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Hugo Vetlesen Taken off	79′	–	–	36	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Christos Tzolis	90′	1	–		–	–						–
Cisse Sandra Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Nicolò Tresoldi Taken off	79′	1	1	4	2	0.41	–	3	8	2	15	–
Romeo Vermant Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	2	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Mechelen win 13% Avg odds 7.38

Draw 17% Avg odds 5.33

Club Brugge win 70% Avg odds 1.32

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Mechelen L L W L D

Club Brugge W W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Club Brugge 6-1 Mechelen, 22 Apr 26 All Mechelen vs Club Brugge meetings, next on 21 Nov 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.